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Tracing the Effects of Calcium, Stannum, and Zinc Additions on the Creep Resistance of Mg–Al-Based Alloys

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In this work, the effects of Ca, Sn, and Zn additions on the creep resistance of Mg–Al-based alloys were systematically traced at 453 K. The best creep resistance was obtained in Mg–6Al–1Ca (AX61) alloy followed by Mg–6Al–1Zn (AZ61) and Mg–6Al–1Sn (AT61) alloys, albeit the highest yield stress was obtained in AZ61 alloy at both room temperature and creep temperature. Specifically, for AT61 alloy, unsharp solution strengthening, ineffective precipitation strengthening, and long slip traces derived from prismatic 〈a〉 dislocations were responsible for the fastest creep rate and the most diminished creep resistance. For AZ61 alloy, the highest fraction of dynamic precipitates was achieved, creating the most serious depletion of solution strengthening. But due to the close connection between precipitates and dislocations, the effective precipitation strengthening avoided the weak creep resistance like the case in AT61 alloy. For AX61 alloy, strong solution strengthening and stable dislocation networks composed by prismatic 〈a〉 dislocations simultaneously reduced the creep rate. The limited loss of solution strengthening and the interrupted basal slip transitivity between neighboring grains also enhanced the creep resistance. Thus, it is strongly recommended that adding Ca element into Mg–Al-based alloys has a positive effect on the creep resistance via controlling solution strengthening and dislocation morphologies.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial supports received from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51974376 and 52071344), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (Grant No. 2021JJ20063), and the Distinguished Professor Project of Central South University (Grant No. 202045009).

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Chen, T., Huo, Q., Hu, S. et al. Tracing the Effects of Calcium, Stannum, and Zinc Additions on the Creep Resistance of Mg–Al-Based Alloys. Metall Mater Trans A 54, 2730–2743 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07050-8

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